November 12, 2024

By Lane Kimble

WTBA provides its members in the field–contractors, laborers, and engineers–with a lot of guidance, advice, and expertise every year.  Sometimes, it pays to help guide project owners, too.

Matt Grove, Director of Engineering and Construction Policy, stepped up this month, offering municipalities and county governments some straightforward and important advice.

His two-page article in the League of Wisconsin Municipalities November magazine covered schedule flexibility, liquidated damages, detours, staging, and more.

“Contractors truly want to deliver a product you’re happy with for years to come, whether it’s a road, bridge, or other structure.  Their reputation is on the line.  However, so is yours,” Grove wrote.  “Municipalities and counties that build a reputation of being fair and flexible reap the benefits of greater competition and better prices on their projects.”

The LWM produces a monthly magazine called “The Municipality,” often filled with guest articles and editorials. November’s edition focused on utilities and departments of public works.

You can read Matt’s entire article by clicking HERE (it’s on the magazine’s pages 20-21).